Maytag MER6772BAW, MER6772BAB Owner’s Manual
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IMPOFlTAHTSAFETYIHSTRUCTIOHS
Read and follow all Instructions before us-
ing thisapphance toprevent thepotential nsk
of fire, electric shock, personal injuryor dam-
ageto the apphanceasa result of improper us-
age of the appliance Use apphanceonly for its
intendedpurpose as described in this guide
To ensure proper and safe operation: Apph-
ance must be properly installedand grounded
bya quahfied technician
>- ALL RANGES
CAN TIP AND ,_ \ ..__'_
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" _INSTRUCTIONS _.
_Tg=R_uceriskoftippingoftheapp!!ance
_'fro_m';abnormalusageor by_xcesslve
.Ioadmgof theovendoor,th=e;-apphance
_m_ besecuredbyapropery fnstaed
:,ant!.;tipdevice.
To checkif device=sproperlyinstalled,look
underneathrangewithaflashlighttomakesure
oneoftherearlevehnglegsisproperlyengaged
tnthe bracketslot Theantt-tnpdevicesecures
therearlevelinglegto thefloorwhenpropedy
engaged Youshouldcheckthis anytimethe
rangehasbeenmoved
INCASEOfFIRE
Turnoff applianceandventilatinghoodto avoid
spreadtngtheflameExtinguishflamethenturn
onhoodtoremovesmokeandodor
>.Cooktop:Smotherfireorflameina panwith
a lidor cookiesheet
NEVERpickupor movea flamingpan
>-Oven:Smotherfire or flamebyclosEngthe
ovendoor
Donotusewaterongreasefires Usebaking
soda,a drychemncalorfoam-typeextinguisher
tosmotherfireor flame
GENERALINSTRUCTIONS
WARNINGNEVERuseapphaneedoor(s),or
drawer,ifequipped,as astepstoolorseatas
thismayresultmpossiblet_ppmgof theapph-
ance,damagetotheapphance,andsenous
mjunes
If apphanceis installednear a window,pre-
ceut_onsshouldbetakento preventcurtains
fromblowingoversurfaceelements
NEVERuseapphanceto warmor heatthe
roomFailuretofollowthtsmstruclaoncanlead
topossibleburns,nnlury,fire,ordamagetothe
appliance
NEVERwearloose-fittingorhanginggarments
whiteusingtheapplianceClothLngcouldcatch
utensilhandlesor [gntteandcauseburnsif
garmentcomesincontactw_thhotheatingel-
ements
Toensureproperoperationandtoavonddam-
agetotheapphanceorpossibleinjury,donot
adjust,service,repairor replaceanypartof
the apphanceunless specrt_callyrecom-
mendedmthusguide Referall otherservicing
toaquahfiedtechn_enan
NEVERstoreor usegasohneor othercom-
bushbleorflammablematerialsinthe oven,
near surfaceunits or nnthe vtctmtyof th_s
apphanceasfumescouldcreateafirehazard
or anexplosion
To preventgreasefires, do not let cooking
greaseorotherflammablematerialsaccumu-
lateinorneartheappliance
Use only dry potholders Mo_stor damp
potholderson hot surfacesmayresult in a
steamburn Donot letpotholderstouchhot
heatingelementsDonotuseatowelorother
bulkyclothwhichcouldeasilytouchhotheat-
mgelementsand_gmte
Alwaysturn offall controlswhen cookingis
completed
NEVERheatunopenedcontainersonthesur-
faceundornntheovenPressurebuild-up_n
thecontaanermaycausecontannertoburstre-
sulhnginburns,injuryor damagetotheapph-
ante
NEVERusealuminumfoiltohnedripbowlsor
coverovenracksorovenbottom Th_scould
resulttnnskofelectricshock, fire,or damage
totheappliance Use {oll onlyasd_rectedtn
this gutde
Aerosol-type cans are EXPLOSIVE when
exposedtoheatandmaybehLghlyflammable
Do not use orstorenear apphance
Th,sapphancehas beentested for safe per-
formance usnngconventional cookware Do
not use any dewces or accessories that are
not spectficallyrecommended_nthis manual
Do not useeyelid covers, stove top grills or
add-on oven convection systems The use
of devices or accessones that are not ex-
presslyrecommendedinth_smanualcancre-
ate senous safety hazards, result m perfor-
mance problems, and reduce the life of the
componentsof th_sapphance
C00KTOP
NEVERleavesurfaceunitsunattendedes-
peciallywhenusinghighheatAnunattended
bodovercouldcausesmokingandagreasy
spdlovercancauseafire
Thusappliance_sequippedwithdLfferentsize
surfaceelementsSelectpanswithfiatbot-
tomslargeenoughtocoverelementF_thng
pansnzetoelementwillimprovecookingef-
ficiency
If panis smallerthanelement,a portionof
theelementwillbeexposedtodirectcontact
andcould_gntteclothingor potholder
Onlycertaintypesof glass,glass-ceramnc,
ceramic,earthenware,orotherglazeduten-
sgsaresuitablefor cooktopor ovenservice
w_thoutbreakingduetothe suddenchange
nntemperatureFollowutensdmanufacturer's
instructionswhenusingglass
Turnpanhandletowardcenterof cooktop,
notout_ntotheroomoroveranothersurface
elementThisreducesthenskof burns,ngm-
ttonofflammablematerials,orspillageifpan
_sacc_dentlybumpedor reachedbysmall
children
COILFLEMEHTS(SELECTk ODELS)
Toprevent damageto removable heahngel-
ements, do notimmerse, soakor dean In a
d=shwasheror self-clean oven A damaged
elementcould shortresultingma fireorshock
hazard
Makesure dnpbowlsare tnplaceasabsence
of thesebowlsdunng cookingcoulddamage
wiring
ProtectiveLiners:Donotusealuminumfoilto
linesurfaceunitdripbowlsor ovenbottoms,
exceptassuggestedin themanual.Improper
installationoftheselinersmayresultinariskof
electricshockorfire.
GLASS-CERAMICCOOKTOP
(SELECTMODELS)
NEVERcookonbrokenceoktop.If cooktop
shouldbreak,cleaningsolutionsandspillovers
maypenetratethe brokencooktopandcreate
adskofelectricshook.Contactaqualifiedtech-
nicianimmediately.
Cleancooktopwithcaution.Somecleanerscan
producenoxiousfumesifappliedto ahotsur-
face.ifa wetsponge,cloth,or papertowelis
usedonahotcookingarea,becarefultoavoid
steambum.
DEEPFATFRYERS
Useextremecautionwhenmovingthegrease
panor disposingof hotgrease.Allowgrease
tocoolbeforeattemptingtomovepan.
0VEN(S)
Usecarewhenopeningdoor(s).Lethotairor
steamescapebeforeremovingor replacing
food.
Forproperovenoperationand performance,
donotblockorobstructovenventduct.When
ovenis inuse,theventandsurroundingarea
neartheventmaybecomehotenoughtocause
bums.
Alwaysplaceovenracksindesiredlocations
whileoveniscool.Ifrackmustbemovedwhile
ovenis hot,do not letpotholdercontacthot
elementinoven.
SELF-CLEANINGOVEN
Cleanonlypartslistedinthisguide.Donotclean
doorgasket.Thegasketisessentialforagood
seal.Donotrub,damage,ormovethegasket.
Donotuseovencleaners.Nocommercialoven
cleanerorovenlinerprotectivecoatingofany
kindshouldbe usedin oraroundany partof
theoven.
Beforeself-cleaningtheoven,removebroiler
pan,ovenracksandotherutensilsto prevent
excessivesmoking,discolorationofthe oven
racksorpossibledamagetoutensils.
VWpeupexcessivespillovers,especiallygreasy
spills,beforethecleancycleto preventsmok-
ing,flare-upsorflaming.
It isnormalforthecooktoptobecomehotdur-
ingacleancycle.Therefore,avoidtouchingthe
ceoktop,door,windowor ovenventdudnga
deancycle.
HEATINGELEMENTS
NEVERtouchsurfaceor ovenheatingele-
ments,areasnearelements,or interiorsur-
facesof oven.
Heatingelementsmaybehoteventhoughthey
aredarkincolor.Areasnearsurfaceelements
andinteriorsurfacesofanovenmaybecome
hotenoughtocausebums.Duringandafter
use,donottouchorfatclothingorotherflam-
mablematedalscontactheatingelements,ar-
easnearelements,orintedorsurfacesofoven
untiltheyhavehadsufficienttimetocool.
Otherpotentiallyhotsurfacesinclude:Cooktop,
areasfacingthecooktop,ovenvent,andsur-
facesneartheventopening,ovendoor(s),ar-
easaroundthedoor(s)andovenwindow(s).
CHILDSAFETY
NEVERleavechildrenaloneorunsupen/ised
inareawhereapplianceisinuseorisstillhot.
NEVERallowchildrento sit orstandon any
partoftheapplianceastheycouldbeinjuredor
burned.
CAUTION:NEVERstoreitemsof interestto
childrenincabinetsaboveanapplianceoron
backguardofarange.Childrenclimbingonap-
pliance,dooror drawerto reachitemscould
damagetheapplianceorbeburnedorseriously
injured.
Childrenmustbetaughtthattheapplianceand
utensilsinor onitcanbe hot.Lethotutensils
coolina safeplace,outofreachofsmallchil-
dren.Childrenshouldbe taughtthatan appli-
anceisnotatoy.Childrenshouldnotbeallowed
toplaywithcontrolsorotherpartsof theunit.
VENTILATINGHOODS
Cleanrangehoodandfiltersfrequentlyto pre-
ventgreaseorotherflammablematerialsfrom
accumulatingon hoodor filter andto avoid
greasefires.
Turnthefanon whenflamb_ingfoods(such
asCherriesJubilee)underthehood.
IMPORTANTSAFETYHOTICE
ANDWARNING
TheCaliforniaSafeDdnkingWaterandToxic
EnforcementAct of 1986(Proposition65) re-
quiresthe Govemorof Californiato publisha
listofsubstancesknowntotheStateofCalifor-
niato causecanceror reproductiveharm,and
requiresbusinessestowarncustomersof po-
tentialexposurestosuchsubstances.
Usersof thisapplianceareherebywamedthat
whentheovenisengagedintheself-cleancycle,
theremaybesomelowlevelexposuretosome
ofthe listedsubstances,includingcarbonmon-
oxide.Exposureto thesesubstancescan be
minimizedbyproperlyvenfingthe ovento the
outdoorsduringtheself-cleancyclebyopening
awindowand/ordoorintheroomwheretheap-
plianceislocated.
IMPORTANTNOTICEREGARDINGPET
BIRDS:Neverkeeppetbirdsinthekitchenorin
roomswherethefumesfromthe kitchencould
reach.Birdshaveaverysensitiverespiratory
system.Fumesreleasedduringan ovenself-
cleaningcyclemaybeharmfulorfataltobirds.
Fumesreleasedduetooverheatedcookingoil,
fat,margarineandoverheatednon-slickcook-
waremaybeequallyharmful.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONSFORFUTUREREFERENCE
SURFACECOOKIHG
SURFACECONTROLS
Use toturnonthe surfacaelements An infinite
choLceof heat settings tsavadablefrom LOW
to HIGH Theknobs can be seton or between
any of the settings
SETTINGTHE CONTROLS
1. Placepanonsurfaceelement
2. Push tnand turntheknobine[therd_rectton
to thedesired heal settmg
> The backguard _smarked to _dentffy
which element the knob controls For
example, mdtcates nght front
element
3. There Is an indicator hght by each pair of
control knobs When one or both of the
surface control knobs are turned on the
hghtw_llturnon The hghtwill turn offwhen
the surface elements are turned off
4 Aftercooking,turnknobtoOFF Remove
pan
DUAL ELEMENT(selectmodels)
areequqppedw_tha dualele-
Selectglass-ceramlcsurfaces i_
mentlocatedintherightfront
postbonTooperatepresstherockersw_tch units
onthecontrolpaneltoward (_) tocontrolthe ,
largeelementortoward• tocontrolthesmall 5;-
element - . _"
BeforeCooking
Alwaysplaceapanonthesurfaceunit
beforeyouturnit onTopreventdam-
age to range,neveroperatesurface
undwdhou!apaninplace.,
NEVERusetheoooktopasastorage
areaforfoodoi_cookware, '
DuringCooking
Besureyouknowwhichkoobcenf_'ols
which surfaceumt.Make sureyou
fumedonthecorrectsu"rfaceuniL
Beginceokingona higherheatsetting
thenreducetoe/ow'er_e_ngtocom-
plete theoperation,Never'usea high
heatsettingforexten_l c£9,_ng.
>- NEVERallow a°pan't?,bolldry.ffhis
ceutddamagethe _n and'theapph-
ano8 " "_'r" _" -_."" ' "
>- NEVER touch _.untilit has
cooled the
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AfterCooking
>.- Makesuresurfaceunitisturnedoff.
Cleanup messyspillsas soon as
possible
OtherTips
If cabinetstorageisprovideddirectly
abovecookingsurface,hmttittoitems
thatareinfrequentlyusedandcanbe
safelystoredinan areasubjectedto
heat
Tem_raturasmaybeufisafeforitems
such as volatileliquids,cleanersor
aerosolsprays.._.
NEVERleave'anyitems,esl_ecially
plastictfems,ontheoooktop.]'he hot
airfrorntheventmay_gniteflammable
items,reel(or softenplas_cs,or =n-
creasepressuretnclosed'_ntainers
ceuslrv:jtheretobu_L>:L_ ":
>- .NEVERallow_alamin_m'foil,meat
other
SUGGESTEDHEATSETTIHGS
Thes=ze,typeof cookwareandcookmgopera
t_onw_llaffecttheheatsetting Formformat_on
oncookwareandotherfactorsaffectmgheat
settings,refer to "Cooking Made Stmple"
booklet
HIGH:
Useto bnnghqutdtoa bml Alwaysreduce
settingto alowerheatwhenhquldsbeg_nto
bodor foodsbegintocook
3
MED.HIGH(8-9):
Usetobrownmeat,heato=1fordeepfatfrying
orsautemgMaintainfastbollforlargeamounts
ofItqu_ds
MEDIUM:
UsetomamtatnslowbodforLargeamountsof
Itqu_dsandformostfryingoperations
MED LOW(3-4):
Use to oontmuecookmgcoveredfoodsor
steamfoods
LOW.
Usetokeepfoodswarmandmeltchocolate
andbutter
OFF
OW .-- _ HIGH
4 i'
MEDIUM
GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE($EL[CTMOD£LS)
;LASS-CERAMIC SURFACE
On Canadian models, the surfacewill not operate during a self-clean cycle
Cooktop mayemit light smoke and odor thefirst few fimesthe cooktopts used This
isnormal
Whenacontrol _sturnedon,a redglow canbeseenthroughtheglass-ceramic surface
The element willcycle on and off to maintainthe preset heat setting
Glass-ceram[ccooktopsretain heatfora penodoft_meaftertheundlsturned off When
the HOT SURFACE hghtturns off(see below), thecookingarea willbecool enoughto
touch
Becauseoftheheat retention characteristics,theelementswill not respondto changes
insettings as quickly ascoil elements
! NOTE. Do not attempt toliftthe cooktop
TIPS TO PROTECTTHE
GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE
:,-.-Before first use,clean thecooktop (See
Cleaning page 13)
>- Donotuseglasspans Theymayscratch
the surface
:,.* Do not allow plastTc,sugar or foods w_th
h_ghsugar content to melt onto the hot
cooktop Should this happen, clean im-
mediately (See Cleaning, page 13 )
r,lever letapan boildryasth;swdldamage
the surface and pan
Never use cooktopas a work surface or
cuttingboard Never ceokfood directlyon
the surface
: Do'not usethe cooktopEthe glassis
•brokenor ifmetalmeltsonto it Callan
_'a_thorizedservicer.Do not'attempt to
repar Ityourself.
COOKINGAREAS
Thecookingareason yourrangeareidenh-
fled by permanentpatternson the glass-
ceramicsurfaceFormostefficientcooking,
5tthepanseetothe elementsize
Pansshouldnotextendmorethanf/2tof-
inchbeyondthecookingarea.
Formoremformahonon cookware,referto
"CookingMadeSimple"booklet
Jd,'.4RMING CENTER
(SEL EC T MODZ-L S, I
LIG_'T OI_COOKT"OP
HOT SURFACELIGHT
Thehotsurfacemd=catorI[ghtislocatedatthe
front center of the cooktop The light wdlbe
dluminatedwhen any cooking area ts hot It
will remainon,even afterthecontrol=sturned
off, unbl thearea has cooled
WARMINGCENTER
(select models)
Usethe WarmingCenterto keep cooked
foodswarm,suchas vegetabtes,gravies
andoven-safedinnerplates
Pushtheswitchonthecontrolpaneltoturn
theWarmingCenteronandoff
WARMINGCENTER
> Allfoodsshouldbecoveredw_thahd
oraluminumfolltomaintainfoodqual-
ity
> Whenwarmingpaetnesand breads
thecovershouldhaveanopeningto
allowmoisturetoescape
>- Donotuseplashcwraptocoverfoods
Plashcmaymeltontothesurfaceand
beverydifficulttoclean
> Useonlycookwareand dishesrec-
ommendedas safe for oven and
cooktopuse
> Alwaysuseovenm_ttswhenremov-
ingfoodfromtheWarmingCenteras
cookwareandplateswdlbehot
> It isnotrecommendedtowarmfood
for longerthan one hour,as food
quahtymaydetenorate
>- It Lsnotrecommendedto heatcold
foodontheWarmingCenter
>- Neverusefoil-typedisposablecentamers
orplacea trivetorwoknngbetweenthe
surfaceandpan These=temscanmark
oretchthetop
> Donotslidealuminumpansacrossahot
surfaceThepansmayleavemarkswhich
needtoberemovedpromptly(SeeClean-
_ng,page13)
Makesurethesurfaceandthepanbot-
tomarecleanbeforeturningontoprevent
scratches
To preventscratchingordamagetothe
glass-ceramictop,do not leavesugar,
saltorfatsonthecookingareaWipethe
cooktopsurfacewith a cleancloth or
papertowelbeforeusing
>- Neveruseasodedd_shclothorspongeto
cleantheceoktopsurfaceA filmwdlre-
marewhichmaycausestaresonthecook-
ingsurfaceaftertheareatsheated
To retaintheappearanceof the glass-
ceramiccooktop,cleanaftereachuse
SURFACECOOKIH5,COHT.
COILELEMEHTSURFACE(SELE(TMODELS)
COIL ELEMENT SURFACE
OnCanadianmodels,thetwofrontele-
mentswillnotoperateduringself-clean.
Cleancooktopaftereachuse.
I Wipeacidorsugarspillsassoonasthe
cooktophascooledasthesespillsmay
discolororetchthe porcelain.
Toprotectdripbowlfinish:
I Tolessendiscelorationandcrazing,avoid
LIFT-UPPORCELAINCOOKTOP
Tolift: Whencool,graspthecooktopfront
edge.Gentlyliftupuntilthetwosupportrods
snapintoplace.
To lower: Holdthecooktopfrontedgeand
carefullypushbackoneachsupportrodto
release,Thenlowerthetopintoplace.
usinghighheatfor longperiods.
I Donot use oversizedcookware. Pans
shouldnotextendmorethan1-2inches
beyondtheelement.
I When homecanningor cookingwithbig
pots,usetheCanningElement(ModelCE1).
ContactyourMaytagdealerfor detailsor
call1-800-688-8408toorder.
I Cleanfrequently.(Seepage13.)
COIL ELEMENTS
_- Whenanelementison,itwillcycleon
andoffto maintaintheheatsetting.
Coilelementsareself-cleaning.Donot
immersein water.
Toremove:Whencool,raiseelement.Care-
fullypulloutandawayfromreceptacle.
To replace: Insertelementterminalsinto
receptacle.Guidethe elementintoplace.
Pressdownon theouteredgeof element
untilitsitslevelondripbowl.
TERMINALS
DRIPBOWLS
Thedripbowlsundereachsurfaceelement
catchboiloversandmustalwaysbe used.
Absenceof dripbowlsduringcookingmay
damagewiring.
Topreventthe riskofelectricshockorfire,
neverlinedripbowlswithaluminumfoil.
Dripbowlswilldiscolor(blue/goldstains)or
crazeovertimeifoverheated.Thisdiscolora-
tionor crazingis permanent.Thiswill not
affectcookingperformance.
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